start; commencement; beginning; initiation
investment; contribution; financing
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
form; shape; figure; visage
connection; link; relationship
to feel; to sense; to experience
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly